To think that women's knickers are not called pants?

[Anonimousy]

This really annoys me and I can't work out why.

Pants is traditionally what we call trousers where I am, but that seems to be changing. I blame television.
Ds has always worn knickers . My mum always called them knickers for boys and girls and so did I.
I think he remembers to call them pants in school PE changing situations. .
Sometimes ladies undies are drawers too.

Panties makes me think of some greasy fat banker with a combover harassing his secretary...

I don't know why?!

Pants or knickers here. Boxers for hubby (I know how you all love that word)

YABU :) Pants all the way :)

Merry try it! You can! Especially if you add a 't' at the beginning, ie "t'pants". Although I'm not northern myself I do come from a long line of northerners so maybe it's sone sort of linguistic throwback? I may be overthinking this

I keep my underwear in my underwear drawer. I holds all my bras and panties, because I am Canadian, and that is what we call them.
No one here would call their 'gitch' pants, because pants go one the outside.

Quite a few of my colleagues call 'trousers' 'pants' . Might be a West Yorkshire thing. I say 'trarthis' but I don't know why

Just be thankful we all have crotch-containment undergarments in the first place, whatever they're called (I say 'drawers'). Otherwise it would be cheesy jeans and minging tights all round .

Pants.... Yuk. That word always makes me think of some pervy guy panting away.

Knickers is the way to go. Pants are big baggy things, knickers are smaller and sweeter.

Pants or knickers interchangeable for girls/women but I would always say pants rather than knickers for boys/men

As many have already pointed out, the word 'panties' just seems sleezy and pervy - I had to leave Victoria's Secret fairly quickly on my one & only visit as the word panties is everywhere!

Regardless of gender they're 'crackers' in our house. Pants are trousers.

Haven't read the thread but knickers are pants! Unless you're American then pants seem to be trousers and your fanny is your bum!

Pants. Pants pants pants.

I had knickers at school, they were enormous, mandatory, made of some sort of bombproof material and we had to do gym in them. shudder

Wearing knickers as an adult would give you the VPL to end all VPLs.

And in fact the very term VPL proves that the word is pants, otherwise it would be a VKL.

I assumed the word "pants" came from pantaloons which were trousers.

I don't like the word "pants" as it's ambiguous.

Knickers, underpants, trousers etc are not.

Knickers or pants interchangeably here too, for both male and female sorts.

Agreed "panties" is pervy 70s heavy-breathing word - yuk.

On "picky bits", I didn't know it was used as a general term for party food. With us it's only ever been one particular snack: those bags of deep fried and salted large corn kernels, that you'd eat like peanuts and crisps.

I hate the word 'knickers'.

I wear pants

We all wear pants in this house. No one wears knickers and anyone wearing panties would be evicted. It's a good, all encompassing, neutral word. Why the need for two different m/f words for the bit of cloth that covers your arse?

According to Jilly Coopers book 'Class' (which i accept might be totally outdated now as i read it in late 80's) pants is working class, panties is lower middle class and knickers is middle or upper class. I am not sure what class i am but i say knickers. I hate 'panties'. Its so ... prissy. And dont get me started on 'breasts'. Its boobs in polite company or tits if in other um.... places. Breasts is just ... too medical/precious.

Strumpers - Fangolina? I love it!!

Pants. The word knickers is like nails down a chalkboard and as for panties that word makes me feel ill. So yabu!

YANBU

Pants is vile

Really? Tits is awful unless "you're getting on my..." Boobs is for small children. Breasts is the perfect word, factual and functional yet can be erotic if necessary. I'd rather have someone touching my breast as opposed to touching my tit.

"Pants" is a generic, workaday, all-encompassing word. Everyone wears pants. Knickers are pants for females.

My mum calls them Undies

There is frilly cast iron ornamentation for verandahs called after brooks!

It is brookie-lace in hardware stores.

Are you one of my daughters Neolara?

Mine are pants too.

Only use the word knickers when I ask DH if he has any that need washing because it pisses him off